Rodolfo Salazar, age 17, was shot and killed on July 7, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was among the many homicides that took place during a particularly violent year for the city, which saw an alarming number of young lives lost to gun violence. The year 2008 was marked by rising crime rates in Chicago, with a significant number of incidents involving firearms that impacted neighborhoods already struggling with socio-economic challenges and gang activity. The rise in violence contributed
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